
Security: ID - Cincinnati, OH - Average Experience
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
IT Security:
ID Access
United States Location
Cincinnati - Hamilton
OH - KY - IN
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 2/1/24 to 1/30/25
Salary Average
$93,835
Experience Requirement
6 Years
Raise +1 Year
$7,033 at 7.49%
Salary and Number of Jobs

About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 6 Years: $93,835 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $76,697 & $110,973; and, 5% of Jobs top $135,964.
Number of Jobs :
Most Jobs are available closest to the Salary Average.
Fewer Jobs are available at Lower and Higher Salaries.
Salary End Points :
$26,400 = annual salary at $15 per hour working between: 44 weeks at 40 hours a week, to, 52 weeks at 34 hours a week.
$461,926 = annual salary for the highest paying IT Job in the highest paying US City at the Top 2.5% Experience and Top 2.5% Salary.
Job Market :
Job offers, publicly posted in want ads by employers, were observed and measured from 2/1/24 to 1/30/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
---|---|
2.5% | $144,239 |
5% | $135,964 |
10% | $126,535 |
25% | $110,973 |
33% | $104,652 |
50% | $93,835 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 6 Years Experience.
Salary Range and Jobs
Percentage of Jobs within Salary Lows and Highs
Percent of Job Market | Salary Range | |
---|---|---|
Low Salary | High Salary | |
10% | $90,647 | $97,023 |
25% | $85,749 | $101,921 |
33% | $83,018 | $104,652 |
50% | $76,697 | $110,973 |
67% | $69,041 | $118,629 |
95% | $43,432 | $144,239 |
Salary Average =
$93,835
Mid Point between each Low/High pair.
Percent of Job Market =
Number of Jobs with Salary between Low/High pair
÷
Number of all Jobs at 6 Years Experience.
Salary and Experience

Salary ±1 Year
Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
---|---|---|
5 Years | $86,779 | $7,056 at 8.13% |
6 Years | $93,835 | $7,033 at 7.49% |
7 Years | $100,868 | $7,018 at 6.96% |
About Salary and Experience
Salary by Year :
Salary increases gradually in the first years, rises vigorously with greater experience and grows robustly into maturity.
Salary Growth Overall :
The increase in Salary average from low to high experience is equal to that in the USA IT job market as a whole.
Salary and Experience Range :
Salary average rises with experience: $48,395 at the low experience of Entry Level; $93,835 at the average experience of 6 Years; and, $139,964 at the top experience of 12 Years and 7 Months.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
15 Years and 6 Months = Top 2.5% Experience in the IT Job with the highest required experience in the USA.
Job Market :
Job offers, publicly posted in want ads by employers, were observed and measured from 2/1/24 to 1/30/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
---|---|---|
Entry Level | $48,395 | $9,169 at 18.95% |
1 Year | $57,564 | $7,654 at 13.30% |
2 Years | $65,218 | $7,302 at 11.20% |
3 Years | $72,520 | $7,164 at 9.88% |
4 Years | $79,684 | $7,095 at 8.90% |
5 Years | $86,779 | $7,056 at 8.13% |
6 Years | $93,835 | $7,033 at 7.50% |
7 Years | $100,868 | $7,018 at 6.96% |
8 Years | $107,886 | $7,008 at 6.50% |
9 Years | $114,894 | $7,001 at 6.09% |
10 Years | $121,895 | $6,997 at 5.74% |
11 Years | $128,892 | $6,993 at 5.43% |
12 Years | $135,885 | $6,992 at 5.15% |
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
---|---|---|---|
Low | Entry Level | $48,395 | $9,169 at 18.95% |
Average | 6 Years | $93,835 | $7,033 at 7.50% |
Top | 12 Years and 7 Months | $139,964 | $6,990 at 4.99% |
Qualifications
Description
Security of information technology operations, with ID access, is the position's primary responsibility.
Skills
The qualifications of this information technology Job:
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- IT Security,
- Cybersecurity, Infosec or Information Technology (IT) Security;
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- Identity Access,
- Access Authorization, Credentials, Identity Accreditation, Identity Authentication, PKI, IdM (Identity Management), IAM (Identity and Access Management), GIAC (Global Information Assurance Certification), CA Identity Suite, F5, NetIQ, Palo Alto Networks firewall, Ping or SailPont IdentityIQ.
Characteristics
A+ Skills
Additional IT skills requested in some job descriptions:
- Project Lead,
- Development Manager, Lead Developer, Project Lead, Project Manager, Project Supervisor, Team Lead, Team Supervisor or Technical Lead,
- 9.5% of job descriptions;
- Master of Arts/Science or Ph.D. Graduate Degree,
- 17.6% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 51.4% of job descriptions;
- Associate of Arts/Science Degree,
- 2.7% of job descriptions;
- Financial Sector,
- Asset Management, Banking, Brokerage, Commodity Trading, Derivative Trading, Equity Trading, Finance, Insurance, Investment, Securities Trading, Stock Market or Wall Street,
- 13.5% of job descriptions;
- Security Clearance,
- 14.9% of job descriptions;
- ServiceNow,
- 13.5% of job descriptions;
- Oracle,
- 10.8% of job descriptions;
- CISM (Certified Information Security Manager),
- 10.8% of job descriptions;
- CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor),
- 6.8% of job descriptions;
- AWS (Amazon Web Services),
- 4.1% of job descriptions;
- Microsoft Azure,
- 5.4% of job descriptions.
Location
Cincinnati, OH
- Indiana,
- Dearborn County and Ohio County;
- Kentucky,
- Bellevue, Boone County, Campbell County, Covington, Dayton, Edgewood, Elsmere, Erlanger, Fort Mitchell, Fort Thomas, Fort Wright, Gallatin County, Grant County, Kenton, Newport, Pendleton County, Taylor Mill and Villa Hills;
- Ohio,
- Blue Ash, Brentwood, Bridgetown, Brook Park, Brown County, Butler County, Centerville, Cheviot, Cincinnati, Clermont County, Covedale, Deer Park, Delhi Hills, Fairfield, Forest Park, Groesbeck, Hamilton County, Indian Hill County, Indian Hill, Kenwood, Loveland, Madeira, Mason, Middletown, Milford, Montgomery, Mount Healthy, North College Hill, Northbrook, Norwood, Reading, Sharonville, Silverton, Springdale, St. Bernard, Trenton, Warren County, White Oak, Withamsville and Wyoming.
These locations are all included in the Cincinnati, OH metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).